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John Fogerty recalls the moment he wrote one of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s most iconic tracks
By Janelle Borg published
In a recent interview with Rick Beato, Fogerty discussed his songwriting process, and how being discharged from the National Guard inspired him to write his calling card

Former Fender Custom Shop head John Page has built instruments for Eric Clapton and David Gilmour – but his latest masterpiece is a cathedral within a guitar
By Phil Weller published
The Retablo is a six-string like no other – and it doubles as an ode to some of the most influential guitar greats who ever lived

The MyTrem looks to spark a vibrato revolution with a configurable bridge system that brings whammy bar pitch-changing to the guitar
By Phil Weller published
Swiss firm MayTrem has pioneered a radical new bridge that can be completely configured for whole-chord pitch drops, single-string shifts and more

Gary Moore's iconic 1961 Strat is up for sale – alongside his ‘Still Got the Blues’ ’59 Gibson Les Paul
By Janelle Borg published
The Gary Moore Collection: The Final Encore kicks off in November and is the last of a series of sales of Moore’s collection that have taken place at Bonhams

The “smashed up” Gibson ES-355 that broke up Oasis in 2009 is headed to auction
By Phil Weller published
The guitar, damaged during a Gallagher brothers bust-up before their cancelled show at Rock en Seine, Paris, and the Wonderwall acoustic are set to be sold

Boss takes on DigiTech with the XS-100 and XS-1 Poly Shifter – could it topple the Whammy?
By Phil Weller published
With an eight-octave range, glitch-free performance, plus simultaneous shifting and dropping, Boss sees the XS-100 as the Swiss army pedal of pitch-shifters

Why David Gilmour never learned to play this iconic Pink Floyd guitar solo
By Phil Weller published
Gilmour believes his audiences would prefer a “real and happening” solo instead of a carbon copy night-in, night-out

Danny Thompson, innovative bassist who played with Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Pentangle, and countless others, dies at 86
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though he grew up with a love of jazz, it wasn't long before Thompson branched out stylistically, and embarked on a career of extraordinary musical breadth

Sepultura co-founder Max Cavalera looks back on his first-ever electric guitar, “The Rotten” – and the moment he discovered metal
By Janelle Borg published
The metal icon also discusses how Judas Priest and the Brazilian thrash metal band Dorsal Atlântica were crucial in inspiring him and his brother to pursue music seriously
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